Oral Accutane® (13-cis-retinoic acid) has no effects on spatial learning and memory in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-227

  Ferguson, Sherry A ^a   Berry, Kimberly J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accutane; Isotretinoin; Learning; Memory; Radial maze; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN; SOYBEAN OIL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPATIAL MEMORY; STEADY STATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MEMORY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33947162591     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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